what if we all filed exempt?

Question

Do you think that if everyone in the country claimed "exempt" on their W4 starting today that the government would finally change the tax laws? They would have to do something different, dont you think , i mean they cant arrest 200 million people.
so if after claiming exempt and refusing to pay in at the end of the year , what kind of reaction would there be , from the IRS, or from the government.

I hesitate when using the word "government" as if its some seperate orginization, the government is the people. WE are the government. the people who we refer to as the government are only appointed by us to represent us. And yet it seems that they only represent themselves and their interests. I dont remember getting a vote on their pay raises.



after all the constitution says that we are all exemt. that income taxes are unconstitutional.

Answer 1

Here is what the 16th amendment has to say about taxes


1. The United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, states “The Congress shall have the Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.”

2. The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution,
ratified on February 3, 1913, states,“The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on
income, from whatever source derived, without
apportionment among the several States, and without
regard to any census or enumeration”.

3. Congress used the power granted by the Constitution
and Sixteenth Amendment and made laws requiring
all individuals to pay tax.

4. Congress has delegated to the IRS the responsibility
of administering and enforcing these laws known as the Internal Revenue Code. Congress enacts the tax laws, IRS enforces them.

5. Courts have historically held there are no Constitutional
or legal grounds for failure to file tax returns and
failure to pay taxes.

6. The term voluntary compliance means that each of us is responsible for filing a tax return when
required and for determining and paying the correct
amount of tax.

7. Failing to file required returns and failing to pay taxes may result in criminal prosecution and/
or civil penalties.

8. While taxpayers have the right to contest their tax liabilities in the courts, taxpayers do not have the right to violate and disobey tax laws.

Answer 2

The IRS has been reviewing W-4 forms claiming more than 14 exemptions. If you claim to be exempt, you probably will receive correspondence from the IRS service center questioning how you are exempt. Don't be stupid, remember when it comes to ideas about beating the IRS "If it is too good to be true, it probably is." That goes for numerous schemes that people have come up with just to beat taxes.

Answer 3

Don't waste your time, energy & resources using this method to change the tax laws. Very shortly you would be buried in IRS correspondence, possible audits, civil and maybe even crimminal prosecution. You do not have the amount of money, energy, and resources you would need to successfully defend those kind of actions on your part. A better approach, if you really want things changed, is to be very proactive with with the law makers, the Congress. In theory, the IRS, in fact all governmental enforcement agenies are merrely enforcing the laws. If you want any of them to stop enforcing them, then the laws need to be changed.

Answer 4

>>>>after all the constitution says that we are all exemt. that income taxes are unconstitutional.
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No, it doesn't.